I’d be curious about practical steps concerning (specific clause emphasized):
By querying why they have that belief you should be able to work out if you should believe it, or even if they should.
I’ve encountered dragon in the garage scenarios with others, typically concerning religious belief. It seems clear to me that there’s no actual rent being paid. They profess belief, but there’s really nothing predictive about the beliefs, and any apparent failures already have cached explanations or even experts to defer to for explanation.
How do you (or any others who read this) proceed with things like this? Do you try to keep illustrating that the belief is not really a belief? Just make a note on your map concerning person X having a belief in belief, or just ignore it if there are no practical implications that concern you?
How far do you go to try to “save” others from belief in belief? I’ve been asked what the harm is in believing falsely if there’s no practical harm to be experienced… I’m not sure I have the answer. It feels very wrong to me to think of holding a false belief, but if there’s no negative result, should I care?
I’d be curious about practical steps concerning (specific clause emphasized):
I’ve encountered dragon in the garage scenarios with others, typically concerning religious belief. It seems clear to me that there’s no actual rent being paid. They profess belief, but there’s really nothing predictive about the beliefs, and any apparent failures already have cached explanations or even experts to defer to for explanation.
How do you (or any others who read this) proceed with things like this? Do you try to keep illustrating that the belief is not really a belief? Just make a note on your map concerning person X having a belief in belief, or just ignore it if there are no practical implications that concern you?
How far do you go to try to “save” others from belief in belief? I’ve been asked what the harm is in believing falsely if there’s no practical harm to be experienced… I’m not sure I have the answer. It feels very wrong to me to think of holding a false belief, but if there’s no negative result, should I care?